Police issue 78 summonses for gas-powered blowers in May after just two in first four months of 2025. Conversations with other community officials give a glimpse at what Rye can expect from here.
Weeks after Mamaroneck plant released 18 million gallons of wastewater into Long Island Sound, Rye enters intermunicipal agreement aimed at preventing pollution.
By the time the decommissioning process of Indian Point’s final reactor began in April 2021, it had been active for almost 60 years, providing more than 80 percent of the region’s carbon-free electricity.
Those speaking in opposition to a full ban on gas blowers all asserted the same argument: When it comes to the spring and fall cleanup periods, electric leaf blowers are simply not up to par.
